The seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as seen by a « water color » satellite (SeaWifs) in the Atlantic Ocean.
Siphonophore (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Carte de la camapagne du navire oceanographique James COOK
Le trajet du bateau sur fond couleur de la mer.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium candelabrum var depressum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Larva of decapod crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Foraminifera Orbulina universa and mollusk larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ctenaria Eucharis multicornis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ocean color satellites travel around the Earth at an altitude of about 700 to 800 km.
Foraminifera Ruber (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Elephant seal equipped with a sensor
Siphonophores - The longest animals on the planet
Cousins of corals, siphonophores are colonies of specialized individuals called zoids. Some catch and digest their prey, others swim, or lay eggs or sperm.
Diatom genus Hemiaulus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Copepode Coryceide (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Satellite observation (GEOS-12) of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 in the Gulf of Mexico - Source : NASA-NOAA
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
The research vessel "James COOK"
Dinoflagellates Ceratium platycorne var platycorne (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)